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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.218
ei-mata brahmānda-madhye sabāra 'parakāśa'
sapta-dvīpe nava-khande yāńhāra vilāsa
SYNONYMS
ei-mata — in this way; brahmānda-madhye — within this universe; sabāra — of all of Them; parakāśa — manifestations; sapta-dvīpe — on seven islands; nava-khande — in different sections, nine in number; yāńhāra vilāsa — the pastimes of whom.
TRANSLATION
"Within the universe the Lord is situated in different spiritual manifestations. These are situated on seven islands in nine sections. Thus Their pastimes are going on.
PURPORT
The seven islands are mentioned in the Siddhānta-śiromani:
bhūmer ardham kshīra-sindhor udaka-stham
jambu-dvīpam prāhur ācārya-varyāh
ardhe 'nyasmin dvīpa-shatkasya yāmye
kshāra-kshīrādy-ambudhīnām niveśah
śākam tatah śālmalam atra kauśam
krauńcam ca gomedaka-pushkare ca
dvayor dvayor antaram ekam ekam
samudrayor dvīpam udāharanti
The seven islands (dvīpas) are known as (1) Jambu, (2) Śāka, (3) Śālmalī, (4) Kuśa, (5) Krauńca, (6) Gomeda, or Plaksha, and (7) Pushkara. The planets are called dvīpas. Outer space is like an ocean of air. Just as there are islands in the watery ocean, these planets in the ocean of space are called dvīpas, or islands in outer space. There are nine khandas, known as (1) Bhārata, (2) Kinnara, (3) Hari, (4) Kuru, (5) Hiranmaya, (6) Ramyaka, (7) Ilāvrita, (8) Bhadrāśva and (9) Ketumāla. These are different parts of Jambudvīpa. A valley between two mountains is called a khanda or varsha.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness